Martin Luther's Main Character Era
Written by Martin Luther, this was a list of disputes that he had against the Catholic Church
95 Theses
According to Protestantism, who/what had the highest religious authority
The Bible
This period represents the Church's response to the Protestant Reformation.
Catholic Counter-Reformation
The main reason Henry VIII separated from the Catholic Church
He wanted to divorce his wife, but the Pope refused to allow it.
The name for French Protestants
Huguenots
According to Martin Luther, how does one reach salvation?
By faith alone
This denomination believed in adult baptism and encouraged pacifism
Anabaptist
The Catholic Church believed this person was the Head of the Church.
The Pope
This Queen of England attempted to restore Catholicism as the only religion in England. She received heresy laws and persecuted Protestants.
Mary I
The 1572 killing of many French Protestants in Paris
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Pardons sold by the Catholic church that reduced punishment for sins
Indulgences
This denomination was founded in Geneva and focused on predestination.
Calvinism
A series of meetings between 1545 and 1563, where Catholic leaders reaffirmed Catholic beliefs against Protestantism.
Council of Trent
Known as "The Virgin Queen," this Protestant Queen of England established a Protestant Church during her reign but kept some Catholic traditions to promote stability.
Elizabeth I
This law ended the French Wars of Religion and offered official toleration to Protestants
This new branch of the Christian Church was created during the Reformation.
Protestantism
This denomination emerged from the Church of England.
Anglicanism
This powerful Catholic order, founded by Ignatius Loyola, focused on education and missionary work.
The Jesuits/ Society of Jesus
Henry's only surviving son became king at age 9
Edward VI
The Thirty Years' War began in this country when Protestant nobles threw Catholic officials out a window
Bohemia (The Holy Roman Empire)
This German preacher would travel to towns and sell indulgences on behalf of the Catholic Church
Johann Tetzel
Most denominations only recognize these two sacraments, compared to Catholicism's seven.
Baptism and Communion (the Lord's Supper/Eucharist)
A powerful tool that helped wipe out Protestant heresy. It involved trying people for being Protestant, practicing witchcraft, and breaking the Church law.
The Roman Inquisition
This law, passed in 1534, made the monarch, not the Pope, the Supreme Head of the Church of England
The Act of Supremacy
This 1648 treaty ended the Thirty Years' War and gave princes the right to choose their state's religion.
The Peace of Westphalia